Sentences with phrase «season at linebacker»

Finally, there are three other sophomores worthy of note: Curtis Enis of Penn State, a redshirt freshman last year, gained 683 yards after starting the first game of the 1995 season at linebacker.

Not exact matches

His father, Mel Sr., played 15 seasons — 172 consecutive games, both ways, at center and linebacker — for the New York Giants, was an eight - time All - Pro and a charter member of the Hall of Fame.

Ranking at No. 3 is Boise State's Leighton Vander Esch, a linebacker who proved that he can do it all in his breakout season in 2017.

On the the first day of the University of Michigan Spring Practice for the 2018 Season, Coach Jim Harbaugh, and linebackers Jordan Anthony, and Drew Singleton put their arms around each other at the end of a great first practice..

After a stellar senior season at South Miami — he was all - conference as a linebacker — he signed with Alabama.

At linebacker, Williams has shrewd veteran James Laurinaitis and Alec Ogletree, who in his third season is on the cusp of the league's elite.

He had just spent four seasons as linebackers coach at Nebraska after holding the same role for four seasons at Ohio (under former Nebraska head coach Frank Solich).

The Steelers had a bunch of injuries at outside linebacker early in the season, and were also in dire need of some leadership on that side of the ball.

Seeing Harrison line up at middle linebacker in a 4 - 3 for the Bengals last season about made me want to puke.

«Anytime something like this happens, there is a taint on a legacy,» says Dallas Sartz, a captain of the 2006 Trojans who played linebacker in the NFL for two seasons and is now an assistant at UC Davis.

For example, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith sat out his rookie season on the non-football injury list due to a knee injury suffered during his final game at Notre Dame, so his first season in the NFL was not an accrued season.

He became Brian Kelly's defensive co-coordinator for a year at CMU, then joined Al Groh's staff to coach linebackers at Virginia for three seasons.

Brown played nearly 100 percent of the snaps at middle linebacker over the last three seasons.

Jabrill Peppers, who apparently will be lining up at SAM linebacker next season, won the sprint - off according to reports.

Leavitt was also a graduate assistant at Iowa in 1989, then spent six seasons at KSU, first as Snyder's linebackers coach, then as his defensive co-coordinator with Bob Stoops.

Nine years removed from Jamaica, where he was as likely to see a bobsled run as an American football game, and 68 inches removed from the ground, Marley recorded 59 tackles last season while backing up senior Jessie Armstead at outside linebacker.

He had just over 2,200 yards in 28 college games, including three at the end of his freshman season where Maryland started a freshman linebacker at quarterback, its depth chart decimated by injuries to all of the true QBs on the roster.

The Cornhuskers» success — this season walk - ons are expected to start at defensive end, middle guard, strongside linebacker, monster, offensive guard and tackle — begins with a commitment from Osborne, who was a walk - on himself.

At the start of last season opponents didn't bother to assign an extra blocker to Foley, but that quickly changed after the 6» 4», 265 - pound linebacker unleashed a stunning combination of speed and power.

Their middle linebacker is out for the season, they didn't have a feature running back until trading for Jay Ajayi, their secondary has at times been their biggest weakness, and yet zero complaining.

with Ben Watson on board for this season I think the team might benefit more from drafting a really athletic play - maker at outside linebacker or defensive tackle than they would by drafting a tight end, depending on the tight end of course

Offensive and defensive lineman Will Craig and his close friend, Evan Tattersall, who hasn't decided if he'll play running back or linebacker at the next level, will head off to the Bears» program next season together, and they each announced it on the same day via Twitter — something they talked about, but didn't necessarily plan out.

They could afford to cushion their linebacker position because, thanks to the late - season emergence of 2015 second - rounder Jalen Collins, the depth at cornerback is excellent.

Mike McCray has to be replaced at outside linebacker but Josh Uche and Devin Gil got experience last season.

Nose tackle will be a question mark for the Wolverines, who rotated three players at starter last season: Bryan Mone, Noah Furbush (a linebacker who started on the line in a 3 - 4 formation) and freshman Aubrey Solomon.

Michigan has recruited well at linebacker the last two years and has good depth at the position, but McGrone has the ability to see the field next season.

After Reuben Foster departed for the NFL, Evans was tasked with stepping up as leader for the Alabama defense — which suffered many injuries at the linebacker position in the latter parts of the season.